Juliane is a true Arian mother while Maria is a politically and socially staunch Jewess, the two unlikely friends become lovers, a striking mismatch of ideologies even today but this takes place at the height of Nazi Germany, and the consequences of their affair coming to light will cause an outrage that will cost them their lives. Aimee and Jaguar is a deeply moving and beautifully performed drama, which deservedly won a number of awards at the 1999 Berlin Film Festival. find out more...

Lin Yuezhen is in love with swimming star and school heartthrob Zhang Shihao. She's far too shy to approach him and instead asks her best friend Meng Kerou to act as a go-between. Kerou reluctantly agrees but whenever Shihao appears Yuezhen flees. Shihao can only conclude that Kerou is using an imaginary character to court him but she has her sights set elsewhere. An insightful and original coming of age drama. find out more...

Brandon Teena is a new face in the isolated community of Falls City and it's not long before he has charmed the locals, in particular the women, who find his boyish good looks and gentle charm magnetic. Brandon has a secret though, and while in itself the truth is neither dark nor malevolent, in a place such as Falls City, the revelation of his true identity will have disturbing and destructive consequences. Boys Don't Cry is an incredibly powerful and at times horrifying drama, with some superb find out more...

A group of Smith College alumnae get together to celebrate the birth of the son of a pair of their friends. Katie and Victoria are trying to reconcile their former radical politics with their new bourgeois lifestyle, Luce, a buff stunt actress, brings along her girl-toy, Josie and Maria haven't seen each other since Maria went straight and Gina's making the money but not the ladies. This is a well-written, honestly acted movie making it a refreshing change and a joy for the cadre of female actor find out more...

A superb study by the brilliant Sayles of a married woman who realises she is gay. She falls in love with Ruth, is shunned by her husband and straight friends, and suffers huge emotional upheaval. Sparkling dialogue, tender characters, superb acting and some real comedy. A touch of directorial genius. find out more...

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Life is crazy. You're crazy, I'm crazy, we're all crazy. We're all a little bit Minnie, and a little bit Moskowitz. Sometimes it does seem best to be sensible...but then what might you be missing out on? You gotta be you. You don't have to park cars and semi-randomly yell at people, but you can't hide yourself behind a veil (or dark sunglasses) and pretend and act like ever find out more...

Hwei-Lan Gao, a 48 year old widow, is rudely ejected from the family home when her father discovers she's pregnant. In desperation Hwei-Lan seeks refuge with her grown up daughter, Wil; but Wil is less than keen to have her pregnant mum kipping in her one bedroom flat, particularly when she's just met the beautiful Viv. Saving Face is a good natured comedy drama that gently subverts the mother daughter relationship in the worthy cause of love. find out more...

If you thought Hedwig and the Angry Inch was a film unlike any other you'd seen before, get ready for Shortbus: a frank and fun film about the sex lives of humans, ostensibly set in New York, but relevant to every one of us. The plot plays a supporting role in what is, in many ways, a beautifully disguised self-help documentary. Sex therapist Sofia (played by Canadian radio star, Sook-Yin Lee) has frequent, athletic (yet frustratingly unfulfilling) intercourse with her boyfriend. Her seeming ina find out more...

Elin is the most popular girl in school, pretty and charming she is a world away from Agnes, the class nerd who's as appreciated as spots by her fellow pupils. But one night the two girls strike up conversation and their lives change for ever. Show Me Love is a delightful and perceptive comedy about the joys and agonies of first love and the struggle for individuality. find out more...